Service difficulty report · Prox Switch · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Part
Prox Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLT - FLT 5027 - AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEFT GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. CREW VERIFIED THAT GEAR DOOR WAS CLOSED AND RETURNED TO CLT. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO HANGAR WHERE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR SYSTEM WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED. THE LEFT AFT MGL PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED AND FWD DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER AND HOOL WAS CLEANED. THE RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS THEN FUNCTION TESTED IAW DHC-8 MM 32-10 AND 32-61 WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. (M)